Analysis of Equine Scintigraphical Lung Images

[en] A method is proposed (1) to create inhalation to perfusion ratio (I/Q) images from equine lung scintiscans and (2) to analyse these I/Q images. This method was applied to five healthy horses in order to establish reference ranges of I/Q distribution pattern. Computed I/Q images were divided in three regions based on the activity due to the inhalation (I) versus perfusion (Q) procedure. For each region a regional mismatching factor (Iri), i.e. the I/Q of the region, and an intraregional mismatching factor (Lri), which expresses the variability of pixels' I/Q within the region, were calculated. The Per(Ri) and Cen(Ri), which are the percentage of pixels in the parenchymal and in the central parts of the lung belonging to the region, were also computed. Results of this analysis showed a good match between I and Q distribution pattern.

Disciplines :

Veterinary medicine & animal health

Author, co-author :

Votion, Dominique ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département clinique des animaux de compagnie et des équidés > Anesthésiologie gén. et pathologie chirurg. des grds animaux

Vandenput, Sandrina ; Université de Liège - ULiège > CARE "Le Réseau des bibliothèques" > Bibliothèque des Sciences de la vie

Duvivier, H.

Art, Tatiana ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de sciences fonctionnelles > Phys. neuro-muscul., de l'effort - Méd. sport. des animaux

Lekeux, Pierre ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de sciences fonctionnelles > Physiologie

Language :

English

Title :

Analysis of Equine Scintigraphical Lung Images

Publication date :

January 1997

Journal title :

Veterinary Journal

ISSN :

1090-0233

eISSN :

1532-2971

Publisher :

Elsevier, London, United Kingdom

Volume :

153

Issue :

Pages :

49-61

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